“The cable didn’t really break it, you know, in the sense of a cable kind of snapping, but it just sort of, you know, slipped from its socket,” Observatory Director Francisco Cordova said. Source

Kathleen Edwards was one of the most acclaimed young songwriters on the indie music scene in the early 2000s. By 2012, her fourth album, “Voyageur,” became her highest-charting album yet. Now, after spending years away from music and running coffee shop Quitters in Canada, Edwards is writing songs again and has even come out with a new album, “Total Freedom,” amid the coronavirus pandemic. She joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Options Open.” Source

The U.S. Postal Service sent letters to more than 40 states, warning that it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted. Some suggest the Postal Service is being deliberately sabotaged by President Trump, who is promoting the unfounded claim that widespread mail-in voting would lead to fraudulent results. Michael Waldman, the president of the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the USPS’ warning. Source

New York Magazine national correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the politics of the week, including the presumptive democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and President Trump’s criticisms of mail-in voting. Source

Officer Tou Thao, who is being charged with aiding and abetting murder in the George Floyd case, spoke out about his involvement. Thao claims he was merely trying to control the crowd gathered at the scene. Errol Barnett reports. Source

There are now more than 21 million confirmed coronavirus cases around the world, and more than 765,000 deaths. As COVID-19 cases climb in some of Europe’s key holiday destinations, many travelers are now finding themselves caught in changing travel restrictions. Imtiaz Tyab reports. Source

The Democratic National Convention is set to start next week with an all-virtual slate of speakers. Also, millions of Americans are likely to vote by mail this November, and officials are warning of possible delays. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Roughly one-third of the U.S. is in the grip of a dangerous heat system. Warnings and watches are in effect from the West to the Southern Plains. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with more on the nation’s weather. Source

Senator Kamala Harris is taking aim at President Trump’s criticisms of mail-in ballots, after Mr. Trump promoted a false and racist conspiracy theory over Harris’ eligibility to be on the Democratic ticket as vice presidential nominee in November. Ed O’Keefe dispels the birther claim. Source

The Postal Service’s inspector general has launched a probe into recent changes at post offices around the country as USPS warns states that mail-in ballots might not arrive on time to be counted. President Trump has rejected emergency funding efforts, insisting without evidence that mail-in voting would lead to election fraud. The move drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers, and even former President Obama, as Mr. Trump addressed a group of police officers at his New Jersey golf resort Friday evening. Weijia Jiang reports. Source